| Kantara: Chapter 1 | |
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| Directed by | Rishab Shetty |
| Written by | Rishab Shetty |
| Produced by | Vijay Kiragandur |
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| Cinematography | Arvind S. Kashyap |
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| Music by | B. Ajaneesh Loknath |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
| Budget | ₹125 crore[1] |
Kantara: Chapter 1 is an upcoming Indian Kannada-language period action thriller film set during the reign of Kadambas of Banavasi[2] written and directed by Rishab Shetty, and produced by Vijay Kiragandur, under Hombale Films. It is a prequel to the 2022 film Kantara. The film stars Rishab Shetty as Kaadubettu Shiva.[3]
Filming began in November 2023 and the film is planned for release in late 2024. The first look and teaser was released on 27 November 2023.[4][5] The publicity poster is designed by Kaani Studio.[6][7] B. Ajaneesh Loknath composed the soundtrack and background score.
The film's soundtrack album and background score are composed by B. Ajaneesh Loknath who had composed for the prequel Kantara.[8]
Kantara: Chapter 1 is scheduled for a theatrical release in 2025 in Kannada, Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Bengali and English languages.[9]
The digital distribution rights of the film were acquired by Amazon Prime.[10][11]
